C-Minus Effort is Enough for ‘Money to Cash In
Written by Kenneth D. Miller, Sports Editor
14 September 2014
LAS VEGAS— Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather graded his own effort against Marcos Maidana as a C-minus although he captured a unanimous decision to improve to 47-0 in front of a capacity crowd at the ... read more >>

Looking Like New Money; Mayweather Ripped and Ready
Written by Kenneth D. Miller, Assistant Managing Editor
13 September 2014
FLOYD 'MONEY' MAYWEATHER is ripped and ready to roar. Here he is on the scales Friday September 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena weighing in at 146 and a half pounds. TRAVON WALLER PHOTO
LAS VEGAS ... read more >>

Felon seen on Twitter holding guns gets 18 months
Written by DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press
11 September 2014
In this undated image released by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston, Kwmaine Davis holds a firearm in a photo he posted on Twitter. Davis was sentenced Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, to 18 months in prison ... read more >>

Obama orders airstrikes in Syria for first time
Written by JULIE PACE Associated Press
11 September 2014
In this undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, fighters from the Islamic State group march in Raqqa, ... read more >>

Texas executes man who killed ex-wife, her brother
Written by MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press
11 September 2014
In a July 30, 2014 photo, condemned inmate Willie Trottie poses in a visiting cage outside death row at the Polunsky Unit, in Livingston, Texas. Trottie is scheduled to be executed Wednesday, Sept. 10 ... read more >>

US gives ambulances to Sierra Leone to fight Ebola
Written by CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY and KABBA KARGBO Associated Press
11 September 2014
Five ambulances that were donated by the U.S. to help combat the Ebola virus are lined up following a ceremony attended by Sierra Leone's president Ernest Bai Koroma, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Wednesday, ... read more >>

Lawsuit filed over inmate's death in NYC cell
Written by JAKE PEARSON Associated Press
11 September 2014
Beverly Ann Griffin, the mother of Bradley Ballard, cries as her lawyer, Jonathan Abady, speaks during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 after Griffin filed a wrongful death lawsuit ... read more >>

Dr. Verna and Peter Dauterive Make Historic Gift of Love to USC
Written by Kenneth D. Miller Assistant Managing Editor By Amen Oyiboke Contributing Writer
11 September 2014
They met in the Doheny Library on the campus of USC in the mid 40s during a time when there were very few African Americans attending the University of Southern California. Peter was attending USC after ... read more >>

California Endowment joins Taste of Soul
Written by Kenneth Miller Assistant Managing Editor
11 September 2014
The California Endowment under the leadership of Robert (Bob) K. Ross will join the ninth annual Taste of Soul as one of its sponsors on October 18
CEO Bob Ross Continues Support of Black ... read more >>

This Week In Black History (Sept. 11 - Sept. 17)
Written by Amen Oyiboke, Contributing Writer
11 September 2014
(Quincy Jones)
September 11
1851- African Americans routed a band of slave catchers attempting on enslaving escaped slaves in Christiana, Pennsylvania. One white was killed and one wounded.
1965- ... read more >>

Tavis Smiley Brings Death of A King
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer)
09 September 2014
The award-winning author latest book tells of last year in the life of Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.
New York Times bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Tavis Smiley will ... read more >>

Police: Death of teen whose body burned was random
Written by KEN KUSMER Associated Press
04 September 2014
This undated photo provided by her family on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 shows teenager Dominique Allen of Indianapolis. On Tuesday, a coroner ruled the death of the 15-year-old was a homicide as the result ... read more >>

Where things stand with Detroit's bankruptcy plan
Written by Associated Press
04 September 2014
In this Oct. 23, 2013 file photo protesters rally outside federal court during Detroit’s bankruptcy proceedings. Winners and losers will emerge in the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, ... read more >>

Illinois Medicaid pushes long-acting birth control
Written by Carla k. Johnson, AP Medical Writer
04 September 2014
Dr. Melissa Gilliam, chief of family planning and contraceptive research at University of Chicago Medicine, poses for a photo in her office Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, in Chicago. Gilliam supports Illinois ... read more >>

Expelled black students' parents sue Ohio district
Written by LISA CORNWELL Associated Press
04 September 2014
The parents of four black students who allege their children were expelled over rap music videos and targeted because of race sued a suburban school district in federal court on Tuesday September 2, ... read more >>

Free Clinic Coming to Sports Arena
Written by Sentinel News Service
04 September 2014
Wristbands for a free health care clinic coming to the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Sept. 11-14 will be handed out Sept. 7. The wristbands, the equivalent of registration, will be available starting ... read more >>

CJ’s Wings set to score at the 2014 Taste of Soul
Written by Edward Rice, III, Contributing Writer
04 September 2014
The CJ's Wings Food Truck (courtesy photo)
As any Taste of Soul patron can attest, chicken is as much a staple of the event as music and family fun. Taste of Soul vendors work ... read more >>